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Written for cyclists of all stripes, “Best Bike Rides” books offer a diverse array of scenic tours in and around some of America's largest urban destinations. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all are included. Most rides are in the 5-to-30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures. Each book features 35-40 rides with color photos, maps, point-by-point miles and directions, and...
62) Central England
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The revised edition of the classic cycling guide by Harold Briercliffe of 1949. Used as the inspiration for the Britain by Bike television series and a vital part of the award-winning Britain by Bike book by Jane Eastoe, the original book is reproduced along with suggested cycling routes in the Central England region for today's cyclists.
Harold Briercliffe was the Alfred Wainwright of cycling, and his books provide great insight into cycling in various...
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Eugene A. Sloane, one of the leading authorities on bicycles and bicycling, has completely revised and expanded his invaluable Bicycle Maintenance Manual, adding all new information on equipment, tools, and the latest in bicycle technology. With more than 250 photographs, many of them detailing step-by-step processes such as installing a chain, mending a flat, and building a wheel, Sloane's New Bicycle Maintenance Manual is a must for cyclists of...
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Richly illustrated and information-packed tools for the novice or handy reference for the veteran, “Basic Illustrated” books distill years of knowledge into affordable and visual guides. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, the “Basic Illustrated” series shows you what you need to know.
Discover how to:
• Choose the proper bike
• Select appropriate gear
• Properly pack your equipment
• Identify the best...
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“Best Bike Rides Seattle” describes 41 of the greatest recreational rides in Seattle. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all are included. Most rides are in the 5-to-30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.
66) 101 Cycling Workouts: Improve Your Cycling Ability While Adding Variety to your Training Program
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Whether you are a recreational cyclist, a bicycle racer or a triathlete, 101 Cycling Workouts is a must-have guide to help take your cycling to a new level. Rejuvenate and refresh your cycling training with a wide variety of workouts you've never thought of before. Add challenge to your training by trying new workouts that will develop you into a better and more fit cyclist. These workouts will add depth to your training by working on all the physiological...
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La biografía más completa de Lance Armstrong, escrita por Juliet Macur, periodista del New York Times. El relato definitivo del espectacular ascenso y caída de Lance Armstrong.
En junio de 2013, cuando Lance Armstrong abandona su palaciega residencia en Texas, acosado por multimillonarias demandas en su contra, Juliet Macur se encontraba allí con él, hablando con su novia y niños, y escuchando la versión de la verdad de Lance Armstrong. Ella...
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El quinto y último número de esta colección arranca con Jesús Gómez Peña reflexionando sobre las dos décadas en las que ha cubierto el Tour de Francia como periodista.
Jorge Quintana rescata la memoria de Tarik Chaoufi, el ciclista marroquí que fichó el Euskaltel-Euskadi para el Pro Tour.
Julián García nos lleva al Giro de Italia, al de 1991 en el que Marino Lejarreta a punto estuvo de hacer historia.
La estrafalaria historia del primer...
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“Best Bike Rides Washington D.C.” describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Washington D.C. area. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all are included. Most rides are in the 5-to-30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.
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“Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest” is the complete guide to walking, jogging, biking, and cross-country skiing more than sixty of the best rail trails in one of the most beautiful and geographically varied reaches of America. Written by a local author with expert knowledge of the region, this easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of the most popular rural and urban rail trails in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, plus complete listings...
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Los Angeles is home to some of the best paved roads, dirt roads, mountain bike trails, and bike paths. “Best Bike Rides Los Angeles” describes over forty of the most diverse recreational and scenic rides in the Los Angeles area. With most rides between 3 and 50 miles, ranging in altitude from just above sea level along the beaches to over 5,600 feet ascending a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, it's easy to find a ride that suits your tastes....
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For a race as long as the mighty Tour (three weeks of testing the limits of human endurance), to have the ultimate victory decided by a margin of just eight seconds almost boggles the mind. But that's exactly what happened between American legend Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. And LeMond did it on the final stage, as the two sprinted through down the Champs Elysees. It remains the smallest margin of victory in the Tour's 100+ year history. But as...
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Edición actualizada del indispensable libro de Peter Cossins sobre la historia de las grandes clásicas de un día.
El Tour de Francia se lleva la fama, pero son las pruebas de ciclismo de un día las que muchos ciclistas profesionales realmente valoran. Las más duras, largas y sucias de todas son las conocidas como Monumentos, las cinco carreras legendarias que son el equivalente ciclista de los majors de golf o los Grand Slams de tenis. La Milán-Sanremo,...
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Tras su exitoso primer libro Sócrates en bicicleta, el ciclista y filósofo francés Guillaume Martin vuelve a reflexionar sobre el ciclismo y la sociedad actual en este libro.
"El deporte es reflejo de la sociedad. En su forma moderna amplía las características del mundo que conocemos, el mundo capitalista, el mundo de la red, cuyos defectos permite mostrar. Sitúa al individuo en el centro, pero no reconoce ninguna identidad. La estrella del...
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In April 2006 the author became the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate Scotland by boat and bike. Setting out on this ultimate adventure from Kirkcudbright on the Solway Firth, Alan sailed around Scotland on a 50-foot yacht to the north-east coast of England. After 16 exhausting days on the yacht, he then cycled 163 miles back to the starting point in Kirkcudbright. The 1000-mile voyage took Alan in the yacht Pegasus to the wild open Atlantic...
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Extraordinary but true stories from 200 years of cycling history. Part of the bestselling “Strangest” series, “Cycling's Strangest Tales” is a quirky and fascinating collection of stories from cycling's history. Included are stories of Thomas Stevens, the doughty Englishman who circumnavigated the world on a penny farthing, the 1904 Tour de France winner who was disqualified for catching the train, the 1937 Japanese invasion of China spearheaded...
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Knack Cycling for Everyone is the ideal new resource for anyone looking to get introduced, or reintroduced, to today's world of cycling. With informative, full-color photos and tips throughout, it is a step-by-step, comprehensive guide that helps you determine which bike is right for you and what accessories you do and don't need. It provides how-to descriptions of all styles of riding-road biking, mountain biking, commuter cycling, and touring. And...
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Plunge down singletrack over the Allegheny Mountains in Maryland, or travel off-road through Virginia's scenic horse and wine country with this fully updated and revised Mountain Biking the Washington, D.C./Baltimore Area. Featuring the greatest off-road bicycle rides of Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., readers will find maps, color photos, GPS coordinates, and much more.
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The essential guide to the Tour de France, Speed Read Tour de France will make you an instant expert on its history, its winners and rivalries, the tactics necessary to win it, and the technology of its bicycles.
Le Tour has sometimes been called "chess on wheels" because of the complicated strategies used by the race's 22 teams and 176 riders. This book-written by award-winning cycling journalist John Wilcockson, who has covered the Tour 45 times-will...
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